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Friday Night Out

Cindi called yesterday afternoon to see if I wanted to meet downtown and check out the Open Press 25th Anniversary Exhibit at the McNichol building in Civic Center Park. We decide to meet around six at the event.

I closed the laptop at 3 and dashed off to gym to get in a back and bicep workout. Once home, I made a protein shake, showered, dressed and fed the cat before jumping into the car. Traffic on Friday afternoon is always a bitch, especially heading into downtown. I parked in the north end of the Golden Triangle and walked through the plaza between the art museum and the library to get to Civic Center Park. I arrived at the McNichol building with a few minutes to spare but Cindi was running late.

Cindi had spent the day with her crew at a country club in Cherry Hills Village setting up for a sweet sixteen party. The parents were spending an outrageous amount of money on this party. A new Range Rover was delivered for the birthday girl which the mother wanted Cindi to decorate at the last minute. Cindi had her crew pin together some extra drape to throw over the SUV while she made a bow from the ribbon in her emergency kit. With mission accomplished and check in hand, Cindi hightailed it downtown arriving a little after six.

I thought the print show was pretty remarkable. It included some of the well-known heavy hitters (Stephen Batura, Dale Chisman, Mark Dickson, Homare Ikeda, Mary Mackey, Tony Ortega, Bill Stockman and Sharon Strasburg) of the local art scene. I was surprised to see a Mark Friday silk screen that I have hanging in my living room at the show. Cindi knew most of the people in attendance and made introductions. I ran into Billy, a freelance art consultant I met at the gym. Of course, Cindi knew him too.

We spent about an hour at show before I walked Cindi across the park to her car. Cindi sped off the meet up with Joe for dinner on the west side of town. I walked over to the art museum to check out the Untitled Final Friday program. I spent about an hour and half at the museum before calling it night.

The temperature had dropped from almost sixty to the low thirties in a few hours. I got home and threw on a pair of yoga pants and an old grey super soft cashmere sweater complete with a few moth holes. It’s my go to piece of comfort clothing even though I should toss it in the trash. I made a smoked turkey sandwich and heated up bowl of leftover rosemary white bean soup for a late dinner. I curled up on the chaise in the family room and watched Scandal on demand before heading off to bed. I felt recharged and refreshed. Getting out of the house and looking at art was a great way to start the weekend.

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I love it when you do things with Cindi! She’s so free of the drama! Lol and you always sound upbeat after you’ve spent time with her.
I have several comfort outfits. Comfort is a way of life for me. Lol!
I hope the rest of your weekend is peaceful!